brijn

Meaning

brine; solution for pickling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/brɛi̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: brine

Inherited from Old Dutch: *brīni

Cognate with Latin: marīnus

In summary

From Middle Dutch brine, from Old Dutch *brīni, from Proto-Germanic *brīniją, *brīną, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mrīno- (“salt, sea”), from *móri (“sea”). Compare Latin marīnus (“of the sea, marine”).